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Chris Giles discusses the possibility of a double dip recession and what the four main causes could be.

Despite a spiral of violence in Afghanistan, the United States must reorient its security-first strategy and consider immediate talks with Taliban and other militant fighters, says independent analyst Matt Waldman.

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"Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has published what it says are about 76,000 United States military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January of this year."

The WikiLeaks' reports are important because they come at a time of growing public disillusionment about Afghanistan, not because they contain much new information, says CFR's Daniel Markey.

Rachel Schneller says withdrawal from military engagement in Iraq is overdue for the United States.

Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, faces persistent accusations of links to terrorism, despite repeated denials.

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Korean Peninsula tensions are high, in part fueled by U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises. Experts say the United States must continue to work toward North Korea's denuclearization and prepare for volatility with a leadership change in Pyongyang.

Micah Zenko asks what future leaks of U.S. military documents will reveal.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses the WikiLeaks documents and how they underscore the need for the Obama administration to reconsider its policy toward Aghanistan and Pakistan.

R. M. Schneiderman and Joshua Kurlantzick argue, "When leaders of rogue nations hire Washington lobbyists, opposition voices get crowded out."

In dissecting how U.S. forces pushed out Taliban forces from the Nawa community in Afghanistan, Washington Post correspondent Rajiv Chandrasekaran finds the key to U.S. counterinsurgency success in the dozen southern Afghan communities that allied forces are currently contesting.

The New York Times summarizes WikiLeaks' findings from its release of military records on the Afghanistan war.

Leslie H. Gelb comments on the Pentagon's response to recent criticism regarding the absence of top officials at the opening of a brain trauma center for soldiers.

Michael A. Levi says the U.S. economy was to blame for the Senate's failure to pass a climate bill.

The Senate leadership's decision to shelve a cap-and-trade bill will weaken the U.S. bargaining position in world climate diplomacy, says CFR's Michael Levi.

A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.